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Parallels Desktop Flaw Lets Non-Admin Mac Users Gain Root, but Intel Macs Can't Install Fix

JFrog disclosed CVE-2026-90894, a 7.8-rated local privilege escalation in Parallels Desktop for Mac, patched only in version 27, which Intel Macs cannot install.

JFrog researcher Yuval Moravchick disclosed CVE-2026-90894 (dubbed ParaShells, CVSS 7.8), a local privilege escalation in Parallels Desktop for Mac that lets non-admin users run code as root. The root-level prl_disp_service listens on a world-writable socket, and argument injection into a tar command via QProcess::splitCommand and the --use-compress-program option yields code execution as root, demonstrated on Parallels Desktop 26.4.0 build 57513 on Apple silicon. The fix appears in version 27.0.0, but Parallels Desktop 27 requires Apple silicon, leaving Intel Macs on the 26.x line with no build JFrog describes as fixed. No exploitation in the wild has been reported and Parallels has not published a statement.

The Hacker News · 5h agoVulnerability 4 sourcesCVE-2026-90894

Divide, Consult, Conquer: Capability Laundering Through Aligned LLMs

Attack shows unaligned orchestrators can launder capabilities from aligned frontier LLMs via benign subtask consultation, raising Gemma-4-31B CBRN rubric score from 62.3 to 83.1.

The paper introduces capability laundering, where a weaker unaligned model decomposes a harmful task into benign-looking subproblems, queries a stronger aligned model on each, and recombines answers locally, bypassing per-interaction safety evaluations. Evaluation used GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8, and Grok-4.3 as consultants to four local orchestrators on CyBench, BountyBench, and CBRN tasks. On CyBench, Gemma-4-31B recovered 8/14 candidate tasks with GPT-5.5 and 7/9 with Opus, while Muse-Glimmer-30B recovered none. Across an eight-step hypothetical bioweapon attack chain, consultation raised Gemma-4-31B's mean rubric score from 62.3 to 83.1, exposing a gap in defenses that only refuse complete harmful tasks.

arXiv cs.CR · 2d agoAI safety & security

ZDI-26-615: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect activation-service Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Zero Day Initiative disclosed an uncontrolled search path flaw in pdfforge PDF Architect's update service, allowing local privilege escalation (CVSS 7.8).

ZDI published advisory ZDI-26-615 describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the activation-service Update Service of pdfforge PDF Architect. An uncontrolled search path element lets local attackers escalate privileges, but they must first be able to execute low-privileged code on the target. ZDI rated the issue 7.8 and tagged it as a 0-day disclosure.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoVulnerability

ZDI-26-614: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-614, another unpatched out-of-bounds write in pdfforge PDF Architect PDF parsing enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-614, a second out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pdfforge PDF Architect's PDF file parsing. Attackers can execute arbitrary code on affected installations, provided the user visits a malicious page or opens a malicious file. The flaw carries a ZDI-assigned CVSS score of 7.8 and remains unpatched (0day).

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

ZDI-26-587: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-587 details a heap-based buffer overflow RCE (CVE-2026-19781, CVSS 7.8) in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS file parsing, requiring user interaction.

The Zero Day Initiative released advisory ZDI-26-587 covering a heap-based buffer overflow in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt's VS file parsing. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code when the target opens a malicious file or visits a crafted page. ZDI rated the vulnerability CVSS 7.8 and assigned CVE-2026-19781.

ZDI Published Advisories · 23d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-19781

ZDI-26-564: NVIDIA Transformers4Rec load_model_trainer_states_from_checkpoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-24232, a CVSS 7.8 deserialization RCE in NVIDIA Transformers4Rec's load_model_trainer_states_from_checkpoint function.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-564, a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in NVIDIA Transformers4Rec. Remote code execution is possible, but exploitation requires user interaction such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-24232 with a CVSS score of 7.8.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 13, 2026AdvisoryCVE-2026-24232

Linux Detection Engineering - Local Privilege Escalation

Elastic details a layered detection framework for Linux local privilege escalation, covering 2026's copy-on-write bug wave and LLM-assisted discovery.

Elastic Security Labs describes how most Linux local privilege escalations share a common host flow — an unprivileged process launched from a writable path becoming root — and proposes layered detections combining general outcome-based rules with per-technique rules in Elastic Defend and Auditd. It tracks 13 recent LPE disclosures, seven of which share a copy-on-write/zero-copy bug class, including Copy Fail, DirtyFrag, Fragnesia, DirtyDecrypt, DirtyClone, pedit COW, and RefluXFS. Qualys attributes RefluXFS to an LLM-assisted research effort with Anthropic using Claude Mythos Preview, and another bug is credited to an LLM-assisted workflow. Detection and endpoint rules are published in Elastic's detection-rules and protections-artifacts repositories.

Elastic Security Labs · 5d agoResearch

ZDI-26-612: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-612, an unpatched out-of-bounds write in pdfforge PDF Architect PDF parsing enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed ZDI-26-612, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pdfforge PDF Architect's PDF file parsing. Successful exploitation allows remote code execution on affected installations. User interaction is required, as the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 and lists the flaw as a 0day.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

PoisonedRefresh: A Fileless Linux Rootkit That Injects PHP Web Shells Into F5 BIG-IP APM Server Memory

Sophos details PoisonedRefresh, a fileless Linux rootkit that injects a memory-resident PHP web shell into F5 BIG-IP APM after exploitation of CVE-2025-53521.

On September 8, 2026, SophosLabs published an analysis of Linux/Agnt-IC (dubbed PoisonedRefresh by ESET) found in compromised F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager environments. Initial access leverages CVE-2025-53521, an unauthenticated RCE in BIG-IP APM when an access policy is configured on a virtual server; F5 confirmed exploitation and links the activity to cluster c05d5254, while Shadowserver observed 795 exposed vulnerable endpoints. A first stage hidden in a modified umount binary modifies /usr/sbin/httpd and SELinux configuration and embeds itself in BIG-IP upgrade images for persistence. The second-stage ELF intercepts __libc_start_main, hooks apr_dso_load, and injects a PHP web shell into libphp memory via mmap manipulation, leaving no disk artifacts, and exposes a /bin/bash shell via a local UNIX domain socket instead of a TCP port.

Security Affairs · 7d agoMalware in the wildCVE-2025-53521

CVE-2026-73334: Apache Parquet Hadoop: File-controlled KMS URL is forwarded to pluggable KmsClient that skips host validation

Apache Parquet Hadoop CVE-2026-73334: a file-controlled KMS URL reaches pluggable KmsClients without host validation in parquet-java 1.12 through 1.18.0.

Apache disclosed CVE-2026-73334, a moderate issue in the org.apache.parquet.crypto.keytools package of parquet-java, versions 1.12 through 1.18.0. The package implements envelope encryption that wraps data keys via a Key Management Service. A KMS URL controlled by the Parquet file is forwarded to a pluggable KmsClient that skips host validation, which could allow crafted files to redirect KMS requests.

oss-security · 8d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-733341

ZDI-26-527: Wazuh Cluster DAPI Protocol Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-44901, a 9.9-rated deserialization RCE in Wazuh cluster DAPI requiring low-privileged code on a worker node.

ZDI-26-527 describes a deserialization of untrusted data flaw in Wazuh's cluster DAPI protocol allowing network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires the attacker to first obtain low-privileged code execution on a worker node. ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 9.9, and the flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-44901.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 11, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-44901

GDCM <= 3.2.7: six memory-safety and denial-of-service vulnerabilities, no CVE

Six memory-safety and denial-of-service flaws disclosed in the GDCM DICOM parsing library, affecting versions through 3.2.7.

Researcher Abhinav Agarwal disclosed six vulnerabilities in GDCM (Grassroots DICOM), an open-source C++ library for parsing and processing DICOM files. All six were confirmed against GDCM 3.2.6 using AddressSanitizer and UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, and source review found the vulnerable patterns through version 3.2.7 and the upstream master snapshot. Potential impacts include heap corruption, process-memory disclosure, stack exhaustion, and process termination in applications parsing untrusted DICOM files. No CVE identifiers have been assigned at the time of disclosure.

oss-security · 6d agoVulnerability

ZDI-26-576: Linux Kernel XFRM Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a race condition local privilege escalation flaw in the Linux Kernel XFRM subsystem, CVSS 7.5, with no CVE assigned.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-576 describing a race condition in the Linux Kernel XFRM subsystem. Local attackers can escalate privileges, but the advisory states an attacker must first be able to execute high-privileged code on the target. ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.5; no CVE identifier is listed in the advisory text.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 13, 2026Vulnerability

ZDI-26-613: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-613, an unpatched memory corruption flaw in pdfforge PDF Architect PDF parsing enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed ZDI-26-613, a memory corruption vulnerability in pdfforge PDF Architect's PDF file parsing that allows remote code execution on affected installations. User interaction is required, meaning the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 and classifies the issue as a 0day.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

CVE-2026-86460: Apache Syncope: Cypher Injection via FIQL Search on Neo4j Persistence

Apache Syncope's Neo4j persistence layer permits Cypher injection via certain FIQL search expressions, affecting versions through 3.0.16, 4.0.7, and 4.1.2.

CVE-2026-86460 is a moderate-severity Cypher injection in Apache Syncope's syncope-core-persistence-neo4j module, triggered when processing some FIQL search strings. Affected versions are 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. No exploitation is reported; upgrade to fixed releases is advised.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-864601

ZDI-26-572: Linux Kernel XFRM Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI publishes ZDI-26-572, a CVSS 7.5 race condition local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's XFRM subsystem.

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed a race condition in the Linux kernel's XFRM (transform) subsystem allowing local attackers to escalate privileges. Exploitation requires the attacker to first run high-privileged code on the affected system. The advisory carries a CVSS rating of 7.5; no CVE id is listed in the disclosure text.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 13, 2026Advisory

Re: Vulnerability fixes in util-linux-2.42.3

util-linux 2.42.3 includes vulnerability fixes, with a commit link shared for downstream tracking but no CVEs cited.

An oss-security post links a util-linux commit (286dd3ff41526b582ef48830de239dffbaa61f90) as part of the 2.42.3 vulnerability fix release. No CVE identifiers, flaw descriptions, or exploitation details are provided. The item is a routine open-source fix notification for downstream distributors.

oss-security · 11d agoVulnerability1

ZDI-26-588: Fabric.js loadFromJSON Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a server-side request forgery in Fabric.js loadFromJSON (CVE-2026-19504) that can leak sensitive information from affected implementations.

Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-26-588 describes a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the Fabric.js canvas library's loadFromJSON function. Exploitation requires interaction with the library and attack vectors vary by implementation, potentially exposing sensitive information. The issue is rated 4.0 on the CVSS scale and tracked as CVE-2026-19504. The advisory does not report exploitation in the wild.

ZDI Published Advisories · 23d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-19504

ZDI-26-683: Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI Subsystem Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-72463, a CVSS 7.5 use-after-free in the Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI subsystem enabling privilege escalation.

ZDI-26-683 covers a use-after-free in the Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI subsystem that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Exploitation requires first obtaining the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system, limiting practical impact. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5 and CVE-2026-72463.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-72463

PrivEscalate: Measuring and Augmenting the Threat of LLM-Automated Linux Privilege Escalation

Researchers release PrivEscalate, a 531-scenario benchmark showing LLM agents' Linux privilege-escalation success varies by vulnerability class, plus PrivEscAgent, a domain-specialized agent that boosts success.

The paper introduces PrivEscalate, an open-source benchmark of 531 Dockerized Linux privilege-escalation scenarios spanning 14 sub-categories, plus 329 parameterized variants measuring sensitivity to environmental distractors. Evaluating six LLMs across three agent architectures shows capability is heterogeneous across vulnerability classes, sensitive to perturbation, and architecture-dependent. The authors also present PrivEscAgent, a wrapper adding deterministic enumeration, category matching, and step planning that outperforms prior privesc-agent baselines without modifying the underlying LLM. The benchmark is released to support LLM agent evaluation, defensive tool validation, and red-team training.

arXiv cs.CR · 8d agoResearch

llm 0.34

Version 0.34 of Simon Willison's llm CLI adds response-duration metrics to log output, plus bug fixes and faster log querying.

The open-source llm command-line tool for interacting with large language models released version 0.34. The headline change adds response duration in milliseconds and human-readable form to llm logs --usage Markdown output, plus a new duration_ms field in llm logs --short. The release includes several contributed bug fixes and a significant performance improvement to llm logs, alongside the related llm-openrouter 0.7.1 release.

Simon Willison · 13d agoAI tools & infra1

CVE-2026-78318: Apache Syncope: Unauthenticated reflected XSS in Console and Enduser

Apache Syncope Console and Enduser UIs suffer unauthenticated reflected XSS via notification messages, affecting versions 4.0.4 through 4.1.2.

CVE-2026-78318 is a moderate-severity cross-site scripting flaw in Apache Syncope's syncope-client-idrepo-common-ui module. The notification message, optionally shown by the Console and Enduser UIs, is improperly neutralized, enabling unauthenticated reflected XSS. Affected versions are 4.0.4 through 4.0.7 and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2; no exploitation is reported.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-783181

VU#308749: Remote Code Execution and Arbitrary File Read Vulnerabilities in Kaltura Servers

Insecure deserialization in Kaltura's legacy HTML5 Player V2 (mwEmbed) allows arbitrary file read and remote code execution; Player V7 is unaffected.

CERT/CC issued VU#308749 for two flaws in Kaltura's HTML5 Player V2 library (mwEmbed/html5lib), both caused by the same insecure deserialization bug. The flaws enable arbitrary file read and remote code execution via the exposed mwEmbedLoader.php endpoint. Affected versions include html5lib v2.45, v2.103 and earlier, and other v2.x releases; the currently supported Player V7 is unaffected. No evidence of exploitation was cited.

CERT/CC Vulnerability Notes · 22d agoVulnerability

ZDI-26-528: Wazuh Cluster DAPI Protocol Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-528 discloses CVE-2026-28220, a CVSS 9.9 deserialization RCE in Wazuh's cluster DAPI protocol exploitable by network-adjacent attackers.

Wazuh contains a deserialization-of-untrusted-data flaw in its cluster DAPI protocol, tracked as CVE-2026-28220 with CVSS 9.9. Network-adjacent attackers can execute arbitrary code on affected installations, but must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on a worker node. The vulnerability was disclosed through ZDI advisory ZDI-26-528.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 11, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-28220

OpenSSL 4.1.0 Alpha1 Released With DTLS 1.3 and Faster Post-Quantum Cryptography

OpenSSL 4.1.0 Alpha1 adds DTLS 1.3 support, ML-DSA and ML-KEM post-quantum optimizations, and GREASE TLS compatibility, intended for testing only.

The alpha preview of OpenSSL 4.1.0 implements RFC 9147 DTLS 1.3 for UDP-based applications and integrates DTLS into the SSL listener API. It accelerates ML-DSA signatures and ML-KEM encapsulation with AVX-512 and VAES optimizations on x86_64, and adds GREASE (RFC 8701), IKEv2 KDF support, and Elbrus2000 (e2k) targets. The release is intended for testing and development, not production, and removes Windows-on-Itanium and Windows CE build targets.

Cyber Security News · 6d agoTools 2 sources

[0day-rubbish] core-admin 1.0.164 (build 16468) Systemic shell command injection via ineffective quote escaping (8.8)

0day Rubbish discloses a CVSS 8.8 shell command injection in core-admin 1.0.164 via ineffective quote escaping, enabling authenticated remote code execution.

0day Rubbish Research Team publicly disclosed a systemic shell command injection (CWE-78) in core-admin 1.0.164 (build 16468). The flaw stems from ineffective quote escaping and scores 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The disclosure does not mention a CVE identifier or observed exploitation in the wild.

Full Disclosure · 8d agoVulnerability1

Linux Detection Engineering - Fileless Execution

Elastic Security Labs reproduces five Linux fileless execution patterns, including memfd_create staging and in-memory kernel module loads, and maps each to Elastic Defend rules.

Elastic Security Labs reproduced five Linux fileless execution patterns using its FENIX tooling: memfd_create staging, interpreter one-liners, deleted binaries, and in-memory kernel module loads. Each pattern is mapped to the Elastic Defend detection rules that catch it. The post is part of the team's ongoing Linux detection engineering series.

Elastic Security Labs · 15d agoResearch

ZDI-26-611: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect App Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-611, an unpatched out-of-bounds read in pdfforge PDF Architect App Object enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed ZDI-26-611, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the App Object component of pdfforge PDF Architect that can lead to remote code execution. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. ZDI rated the issue 7.8 on the CVSS scale and marks it as a 0day pending a vendor patch.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

ZDI-26-623: Linux Kernel IPv6 Multicast Routing Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-26-623 details a use-after-free in Linux kernel IPv6 multicast routing enabling local privilege escalation, rated CVSS 8.8.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-623 describing a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPv6 multicast routing implementation. A local attacker who can execute low-privileged code on an affected installation can exploit the flaw to escalate privileges. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.8; the advisory does not name a CVE id or state that exploitation has been observed.

ZDI Published Advisories · 7d agoAdvisory